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Commission on Social Development Rounds Out Session’s First Week with Panels on Impact of Social Factors on Development, Critical Role of Family

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Commission on Social Development Rounds Out Session’s First Week with Panels on Impact of Social Factors on Development, Critical Role of Family

The impact of social factors on sustainable development and the critical role of families were the focus of two panel discussions today in the Commission for Social Development as its first week drew to a close.

Decolonization Message Must Reach Wide Audience, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Applauding Special Committee’s Latest Efforts at Opening of 2014 Session

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Decolonization Message Must Reach Wide Audience, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Applauding Special Committee’s Latest Efforts at Opening of 2014 Session

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the opening of the 2014 session of the Special Committee on Decolonization today:

Security Council, in Statement, Outlines Rule-of-Law Activities for Its Missions in Support of Host Country Efforts

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Security Council, in Statement, Outlines Rule-of-Law Activities for Its Missions in Support of Host Country Efforts

The Security Council today, following its 19 February open debate on the rule of law, emphasized the vital importance of promoting justice and the rule of law as an “indispensable element” for peaceful coexistence and the prevention of armed conflict.

Central African Republic Cannot Wait for United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Presenting Interim Proposals

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Central African Republic Cannot Wait for United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Presenting Interim Proposals

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Security Council today, urged deployment of at least 3,000 more troops and police in the Central African Republic to reinforce existing African Union and French forces, also proposing that those be brought under a single command, with a view to the handover to a future United Nations peacekeeping operation there.

Commission on Social Development, Concluding Session, Sends Package of Resolutions to Economic and Social Council for Adoption

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Commission on Social Development, Concluding Session, Sends Package of Resolutions to Economic and Social Council for Adoption

The Commission for Social Development concluded its fifty-second session today with the approval of six draft resolutions for adoption by the Economic and Social Council that addressed issues of empowerment, older persons and the family, as well as one text that would hone the Commission’s own focus on visual health.

Secretary-General Welcomes Security Council Adoption of Resolution on Syria, but Says It Should Not Have Been Needed as Humanitarian Aid Not Negotiable

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Secretary-General Welcomes Security Council Adoption of Resolution on Syria, but Says It Should Not Have Been Needed as Humanitarian Aid Not Negotiable

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council on adoption of a resolution concerning the humanitarian situation in Syria, in New York, 22 February:
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